Development Myths in Practice: the ”Femininisation” of Anti-poverty Policies and International Organisations. The Cases of Brazil, the Philippines and Mozambique University of Lausanne 2009 Francois-Xavier Merrien Anthropology, Economics, Law, Sociology What are the effects of gender-based international development programs in Brazil, the Philippines and Mozambique? read more
Socio-psychological Impacts of the Agricultural Policies: An Interdisciplinary and Comparative Study (Switzerland, France and Québec) The Graduate Institute 2009 Yvan Droz Anthropology, Applied Psychology What are the impacts of agricultural policies on the social and psychological situation of farmers? read more
Psychology, Mental Health and Law: Integrating Psychological Knowledge in the Cambodia Trials University of Zurich 2009 Julia Müller Anthropology, Psychology, Public Health How can psychological knowledge help legal professionals in their work with victims in the context of the Cambodian trials? read more
Transnational Senegalese Migration, Integration and Development: A Comparative Analysis of Migrant Organisations in Four European Receiving Context University of Geneva 2009 Sandro Cattacin Anthropology, Political Economy, Sociology What are the roles played by migrant organisations in the context of transnational Senegalese migration, integration and development? read more
Refugee Flows and Transnational Ethnic Linkages ETH Zurich 2009 Lars-Erik Cederman Anthropology, Law, Sociology What are the effects of cross-border refugee flows and the possible spread of conflicts in host countries taking into account ethnical linkages? read more
A History of Health Systems in Africa: Swiss Mission Hospitals and Rural Health Delivery in the 20th Century University of Basel 2008 Patrick Harries Anthropology, History How can historical research data contribute to a better understanding of health services? How can this knowledge contribute to the development of sustainable health systems in developing countries? read more
The Impact of Emotion Language on International Negotiation (ELIN) University of Geneva 2008 Klaus Scherer Anthropology, Linguistics, Psychology How do emotions and cultural differences affect communication in multi-linguistic negotiations? read more
